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Sometime you're just restricted by the building and the area you want to have under surveillance, e.g. at the front door where the roof comes down low and takes all the wall space away so you're left with only about door height plus a little bit.
Thanks for the comment! In situations where the camera has to be installed lower, we recommend dome cameras like www.getscw.com/the-sheriff-8.0-v2 or www.getscw.com/the-informant-4-v2 as they are vandal resistant and prevent someone from moving the camera's position without removing the dome. A turret or bullet can generally be moved even when locked down with though pressure.
Ugh, why does no one just show a side by side comparison? Hell, why doesn't every camera on the market have a sample image of what it can produce on the product page? I hate this industry and it's lack of transparency and openness.
Hello - this video is a section of a larger video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uM1qLOBM_qw.html which we have tons of fisheye examples. You can also visit our product pages www.getscw.com/radius-12-v2 here to see more videos and photo examples. Feel free to reach out to us to have a no obligation conversation with one of our experts about which one works best for your situation. Fisheyes are great at covering large amounts of area with a single cable, and single channel, which can help reduce infrastructure. Multi-sensors vary a little bit more when it comes to whether it's stitched or independent channels (IE, 2 domes take up 2 channels on your NVR) Reach us at www.getscw.com or 828-483-4237
The moderator asked what specifications are important and the responses focused on distance and zoom. What about resolution, focus speed vs fixed focus, IR sensitivity vs visual light, shutter speed, frame speed, aperture, illumination, etc? The takeaway in this video is just buy a camera that's advertised as an LPR or LPC.
Thanks for the comment! In general, LP cameras should be fixed focused on the specific are going to be. Low light capability (which would involve aperture, sensor size, etc) does matter, but one key point about back plates is that they are illuminated and generally very bright relative to the scene, so you generally actually have to adjust the lighting as we mentioned in the video. SCW is launching a dedicated LPR camera in the next 4-6 weeks, which has white light illumination, and LPR software built so stay tuned for info on that!
There's a lot of considerations for something like that. It depends on what you're looking to see, and what angle. Zoom will of course bring the image "closer" to you, but it can't fix angle (IE seeing tops of heads vs faces) a PTZ might be a good consideration since you'll have freedom of movement up there. One other major consideration is lightning mitigation as well, check out surge video for more info, I'd also recommend getting some expertise there if you're in a lightning prone area. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3OhNQLlEMfU.html
While reviewing a multitude of recommendations of ideal position height of security cameras, all that I have read suggested that the perfect height is between 8' to 10'. Can you please elaborate on this? Thanks.
It's a bit of a balancing act. The higher up the camera, the less likely it is to be vandalized and the larger area you'll see on your camera. The downside is the higher the camera the less serviceable it becomes and angles, especially close up to the camera may be "top of the head" rather than good face shots. Balancing this is going to depend on how much you see vandalism as a threat, what the camera is aimed at , etc. Feel free to reach out to us for more specific expert analysis!
@SCWcameras Having either option would be best, but for our uses, we either have bright lights on already or have areas where we want unlit on purpose. This camera would be a perfect fit if both were IR for areas where we don't want attention drawn to something. As it is, we have a dome and seperate ptz to fit the need instead. I'd go buy the IR version of this camera, but I don't like not having a camera not flashed with SCW firmware.
The logic is built into the camera, but you want a NVR is required to store the footage and provide a singular login for managing and viewing multiple devices.
Easy to follow video, unlocked some features for me that I was having problems with. Would like to see one on how to set up patrols for the PTZ cameras. Thanks
Please provide a slimmed down version of SCW Go for either LG App store or Apple TV. Specifically I'd like to see a simple app on these where I can configure the connection settings once and then able to start app and see real-time live video on my LG tv either natively or through Apple TV. There should also be an option to maximize the view of a certain camera and switch back to wall screen displaying all cameras. This would be much appreciated and thanks for consideration.
This can have mixed results. A longer shutter speed will allow more light into the lens, sometimes resulting a better lit view of the plate's characters. On the flipside, this can overexpose the plate when there's more light and create motion blur.
EMR from nearby strikes like up to 500m will get into your system. The more wires you have that are unshielded the higher the voltage will be. I built a house and have multiple type 1 and 2 and 3 SPDs on the electrical and use all cat6a shielded cables but the alarm system sensor wires aren’t shielded and Ethernet connects into that panel. Came through the alarm panel back into the switch and killed 4 cameras. Along with other Ethernet devices in the house. So SPDs for the alarm sensor wires and SPDs for all camera wires. $1000. Figure $60 per device or per lead. Most IP cameras have a little surge protection built into them along with having metal housings but large enough surges and it’s not gonna help. Also having a telecommunications grounding bus bar tied into the electrical grounding system is key. Your SPDs won’t do anything if they don’t all have a bonded ground to go to. That’s a #6 awg copper wire direct to the grounding bus bar inside your electrical panel or tied to the grounding electrode that’s bonded with the electrical panel. Now if a camera or your building gets hit directly with a lightning bolt… it won’t help. Your camera will be vaporized and they’ll be a big hole. Lighting rods are the only thing that will protect from something like a direct hit. The hit that took out my stuff hit a neighbor 100ft away and caused a gas main to rupture, the water main flooding the house, and blew up many electrical outlets along with every electrical device in the house. Neighbors on every side for two houses down had some issue. Damage to me alone was over $30k. These are brand new houses. Metal roofs. 400amp service. Need lightning rods.
If you're part of the group that I (Matt) talk about that has higher level cyber security needs, please make sure you consult this guide: www.getscw.com/cyber-security/hybrid-cloud
Hello, yes it will, this camera is part of the Admiral series. We would recommend you make sure your firmware is up to date on the NVR to have maximum compatibility.
I used electrical boxes, but I primed and painted them to match. I used a drill to pre-drill holes for mounting the camera to the plate. Turned out pretty descent.
I find that my dome cameras that are under a roof give a clear view 24 hrs a day , no matter the weather. The ones not under a roof, at night condensation settles on the dome and obscures the view until daylight and then they clear up.
SCW is the BEST! I am an installer yet still run across a new issue occasionally. SCW's support is knowledgeable and fast. I have never had to wait on hold more than a minute or two. They can do this level of service because their products are that good. They just work! I have only had 1 NVR fail on a customer in many years of installing their equipment and they replaced it overnight. They are US based which makes a big difference. If you cannot understand the person, it adds another layer of difficulty. The camera resolution is top notch for each resolution level. Some manufacturers make claims, yet the quality just doesn't look right. SCW cameras have resolution that is incredible.
One big difference is that most dome cameras don't articulate well when mounted vertically. Turret cameras can be mounted in any orientation, where as a dome camera should only be mounted horizontally.
www.getscw.com/the-radius-5-360-fisheye-dome-camera has a 360 degree FOV obtained via a 1/2.8", 5 megapixel, progressive scan CMOS sensor and a 1.4mm lens @ F2.0.
Well that's funny, I have installed two dome cameras on my cabin and I never took the glass off, didn't have too, one of them's been up there for 10 years or so.
Hi Rich, thanks for the comment! Dome cameras do come in a lot of different mounting styles - but the vast majority of standard fixed lens models mounting holes are "behind" the dome so to speak, requiring you to take them off to mount and position the lens as needed!
Most NVRs minimum multi camera view is 2x2 (4 cameras) because of the aspect ratio of the cameras. If you were to try only display two cameras it would be very stretched looking or they would have to crop some of the camera view out.
